I've actually noticed the color thing on three lenses now... the 50mm seems to favor warmer colors a bit unless it is in very even light... the sigma 10-20mm I have seems to actually do best with night shots, but tends to seem to wash out a bit on brighter days... this lens seemed pretty dead-on on the few shots I've used it for.

I'm going to bring it to my daughter's soccer game tomorrow and see how it does.

Suggestion: do not even attempt to use this lens to shoot architecture, especially if you are being paid to do so. At its widest, this lens produces solid distortions.

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hehe, yeah I read the reviews... it REALLY goes south at the widest zoom. Like, amazingly bad.

I know you're all going to be horrified, but it's actually a WAY better lens than the 28-100 that I use now for detail shots on some of the buildings I shoot. I wouldn't use either for wide stuff, but if I need to capture points of architectural interest or something, this is the lens I use.

You have to keep in mind that GENERALLY my shots are not really architecture... they're commercial real-estate. 90% of the buildings I shoot are butt ugly. Like REALLY bad. Most of the rest are merely dull office buildings. If I happen to get a really nice one, I break out the 80-200 2.8 and the 50mm 1.8 and go to town, but literally... of the 20 or so buildings I've done... this has happened twice. It's scary.

Don't fret, though (I know you're fretting, I can see it from here) , I'm not totally loopy. The next lens on the list will be a 28-85ish 2.8. That will give me an excellent range for a variety of detail in quality glass.